English Original
A sick man received a visit from his doctor, who asked him how he was.
"Fairly well, doctor," said he, "but I find I sweat a great deal."
"Ah," said the doctor, "that's a good sign."
On his next visit, the doctor asked the same question. His patient replied, "I'm much as usual, but I've taken to having shivering fits, which leave me cold all over."
"Ah," said the doctor, "that's a good sign too."
When the doctor came the third time and inquired as before, the sick man said that he felt very feverish.
"A very good sign," said the doctor. "You are doing very nicely indeed."
Afterwards, a friend came to see the invalid. On asking him how he was, the friend received this reply: "My dear friend, I'm dying of good signs."
中文翻译
一位病人接待了前来探望他的医生，医生问他感觉如何。
“还不错，医生，”他说，“但我发现自己出了很多汗。”
“啊，”医生说，“这是个好迹象。”
下一次来访时，医生问了同样的问题。他的病人回答说：“我和平时差不多，但我开始一阵阵发冷，浑身冰凉。”
“啊，”医生说，“这也是个好迹象。”
当医生第三次来访并像以前一样询问时，病人说他感到非常发烧。
“一个非常好的迹象，”医生说。“你确实恢复得不错。”
后来，一位朋友来看望这位病人。朋友问他感觉如何，得到的回答是：“我亲爱的朋友，我快要被这些‘好迹象’给害死了。”